MIRNEWS.367                                                        2 JULY 
97
Progress-M34:  This naughty boy (or is it girl?) ceased its existence on 
2.07.97 at 06.32.00UTC. Pr-M34 burnt up over a
 designated area  in the Pacific East of New Zeeland.  During the autonomous 
flight until decay specialists used Pr-M34
 for tests in the framework of the investigations in the cause of the fatal 
event on 25.06.1997.  
Progress-M35: The launch of this new  freighter  with a partly replaced cargo 
is on schedule for 5.07.1997 at 04.11.54U TC. If all goes according to plan 
the Pr-M35 has to link up with MIR's aft (+X) docking port on 7.07.1997 at 
05.58.15UT C. 
Cargo of Pr-M35: The original cargo has been partly replaced by equipment 
needed for the  activities in relation to the
 Module Spektr during an internal spacewalk .  With Pr-M35 an Antares 
transceiver for communications between MIR and Ts UP via the geostationary 
satellite Altair-2 over 16 dgs West will be brought to MIR. 
The mysterious white flakes: After MIRNEWS.366 went to the 'press' there was 
still a pass of MIR in orb. 64927 in which
 Lazutkin reported that they did not see those flakes after their first 
observation.
Morale on board MIR: The morale is excellent.  Tsibliyev regained his old 
flexibility and he is very busy  with the ver y complicated preparations for 
the internal EVA (so in fact an IVA) which possibly will be executed in the 
night from 1 1 to 12.07.1997.
Chris v.d. Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202
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